Hat-mirror.



M. RAWITSGH.

HAT MIRROR. APPLICATION FILED 00119, 1908.

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HAT-MIRROR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

Application filed October 19, 1908. Serial No. 458,538.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS RAWITSGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hat-Mirrors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to a mirror adapted to be inserted and retained in the crown of a hat; and my primary object is to provide a hat-mirror of simple and economical construction and well adapted to the purpose indicated.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 represents, by dotted lines, a portion of the crown of a hat, and by full lines my improved hat-mirror retained therein; Fig. 2, a rear or upper view of the mirror shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a lower or front view of the mirror, two of the spring-retainers being shown brokenly; Fig. 4, a sectional view taken, as indicated, at line 4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5, a broken sectional view taken, as indicated, at line 5 of Fig. 2.

In the construction illustrated, A represents the crown of a hat; and B my improved hat-mirror.

The device B comprises a mirror proper 1, and sprin -retainers 2 pivotally connected back of the mirror-frame. The mirror 1 preferably comprises a sheet-metal frame 2 of oval outline, and a mirror-glass 3 retained in the frame 1 by a flange 4, which is formed by bending-the edges of the sheetmetal back over the edge of the mirror-glass,

as best shown in Fig. 5. Each springre-v tainer 2 comprises a flat spring having a curved serrated end 5 adapted to engage the inner surface of the crown of the hat. The base portion of each spring-member 2 is pivotally connected, by an eyelet 6, with the back of the mirror-frame, the eyelet 6 passing through the spring-member 2 and through the back of the mirror-frame, being flanged or clenched upon the inner surface of the back of the mirror-frame behind the mirror-glass.

The sheet-metal member 2 has flanges or clips 7 struck from the body thereof near the ends of the oval, the free edges 8 of said clips being adapted to be clenched upon a tag 9, which may bear the name of the owner of the hat or of a manufacturer, where the mirrordevice is employed as an advertising novelty.

In the use of the device it is inserted in the crown of a hat, the back of the mirror-frame being pressed against the inner surface of the crown of the hat and the spring-retainers 2 being bent to conform to the crown of the hat. When this is done the serrated eX- tremities of the retainers en age the inner surface of the hat-crown, firm y securing the mirror within the crown of the hat.

A device of the construction described is simple, cheap and durable, affords a very convenient mirror for use by gentlemen, and

may be very advantageously employed as an advertisingnovelty, in which case the tag 9 may bear the name of the party distributing the device as an advertising novelty.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hat-mirror comprising a sheet-metal mirror-frame having its edges bent to form a retaining flange, a mirror-glass secured by said retaining flange, spring-retainers adapted to engage the inner surface of a hat-crown, and pivots connecting the inner ends of said spring-retainers and the back of the mirrorframe, said pivots being behind said mirrorglass and extending through the back of the mirror-frame and the inner ends of said retainer-s rings.

2. A at mirror comprising a sheet-metal mirror-frame having its edges bent to afford retaining flanges, a mirror-glass secured by said retaining flanges clips struck from the back of said mirror-frame, and a name-tag secured by said clips.

MORRIS RAWITSOH.

In presence of R. A. RAYMOND, J. G. ANDERSON. 

